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Study of Natalizumab in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

A Phase 1/2, Two-Arm, Dose-Finding Study of Natalizumab for the Treatment of Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00675428
Enrollment
6
Registered
2008-05-09
Start date
2008-09-30
Completion date
2009-12-31
Last updated
2014-09-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Multiple Myeloma

Keywords

Relapsed or refractory Multiple Myeloma

Brief summary

The primary objectives of the study are to evaluate the safety profile and the anti-tumor activity of 2 dose levels of natalizumab in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Secondary objectives are to assess the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of natalizumab in this study population and to assess peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) saturation of very late antigen-4 (VLA-4, an α4-integrin) and evaluate possible correlations with clinical activity.

Detailed description

Despite no protocol-defined study stopping criteria being met, the sponsor decided to terminate enrollment after the phase 1 portion was complete and to not move into the phase 2 portion of the study. This decision was made due to difficulty enrolling participants and was not due to any safety concerns.

Interventions

Sponsors

Biogen
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma that was treated with or was considered inappropriate for treatment with bortezomib and an IMiD® drug (including an analogue). * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤2. * Corrected calcium \<10.6 mg/dL. Key

Exclusion criteria

* Candidates for stem cell transplantation willing to undergo transplantation. (Subjects who are candidates for stem cell transplantation, but are not willing to undergo transplant will be eligible for the study.) * Autologous stem cell transplantation \<3 months post-transplant. * Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation. * Nonsecretory myeloma. * Plasma cell leukemia (\>2000/µL circulating plasma cells by standard cell counting differential), hyperleukocytosis (white blood cells \>100,000/µL), clinical evidence of hyperviscosity syndrome, or polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes syndrome (POEMS), or primary systemic amyloidosis. * Subjects who cannot undergo a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study. * Clinically significant (as determined by the Investigator) 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, including QTc prolongation (\>450 ms in males, \>470 ms in females). NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)Day 1 up to Day 28DLTs = any ≥grade 3 toxicity related to treatment; treatment delays of ≥7 days due to any toxicity related to treatment, with the exception of hepatic transaminases; or alanine and/or aspartate aminotransferase (ALT and/or AST) \>3\*upper limit of normal (ULN) with either a total bilirubin \>2\*ULN or an international normalized ratio (INR) \>1.5 related to treatment, or with the appearance of worsening fatigue, nausea, vomiting, right upper quadrant pain or tenderness, fever, rash, or eosinophilia.
Objective Response Rate (ORR)Day 1 up to Month 6Response rates were classified according to the International Uniform Response Criteria for Multiple Myeloma (Durie et al, 2006).
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)Day 1 up to Month 6An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered medicinal (investigational) product and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this product. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. See the adverse events section of the record for more details.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number Of Participants Who Achieve A Complete ResponseDay 1 up to Month 6Response rates were classified according to the International Uniform Response Criteria for Multiple Myeloma (Durie et al, 2006). Complete Response (CR): negative immunofixation on the serum and urine, and disappearance of any soft tissue plasmacytomas , and ≤ 5% plasma cells in the bone marrow. Stringent CR (sCR): CR as defined above, and normal free light chain (FLC) ratio, and absence of clonal cells in the bone marrow by immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence, based on a κ/λ ratio of \> 4:1 or \< 1:2 performed on a minimum of 100 plasma cells.
Natalizumab Binding Saturation Of α4 Integrin Sites On Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC)Cycle 1: Day 1 (1 hour before infusion and 1 and 24 hours after infusion), Days 8, 15, 22. Cycles 2-5: 1 hour before and 1 hour after infusion). Cycle 6: Day 1 (1 hour before infusion and 1 hour after infusion), Days 8, 15, 22.
Kaplan-Meier Estimates for Duration Of Response For Participants With A ResponseDay 1 up to Month 6Response rates were classified according to the International Uniform Response Criteria for Multiple Myeloma (Durie et al, 2006). Kaplan-Meier methods were used to estimate the median duration of response and associated 95% confidence intervals.
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Profile Of NatalizumabCycles 1 and 6: Day 1 (before infusion and 0.25, 2, 6 and 24 hours after infusion), Days 8, 15, 22. Cycles 2-5: Day 1 (before infusion and 0.25 hour after infusion)PK modeling, either compartmental or noncompartmental-based, was used to describe serum concentrations. Standard PK parameters estimated include: area-under-the-concentration-time curve (AUC), maximum-observed concentration (Cmax), time-to-reach maximum concentration (Tmax), total body clearance (Cl), volume of distribution (Vd), and elimination half-life (t1/2).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

This record includes data up to and including the last data values collected during long-term follow-up (27 January 2010).

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Natalizumab 300 mg
Intravenous (IV) infusions of natalizumab 300 mg once every 28 days for 6 months.
3
Natalizumab 450 mg
Intravenous (IV) infusions of natalizumab 450 mg once every 28 days for 6 months.
3
Total6

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyDisease Progression22
Overall StudyNo Disease Response After Cycle 601
Overall StudyPhysician Decision10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicNatalizumab 300 mgNatalizumab 450 mgTotal
Age, Continuous67.0 years68.0 years67.5 years
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants1 Participants3 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants2 Participants3 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 33 / 3
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 31 / 3

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered medicinal (investigational) product and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this product. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. See the adverse events section of the record for more details.

Time frame: Day 1 up to Month 6

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Natalizumab 300 mgNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)3 participants
Natalizumab 450 mgNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)3 participants
Primary

Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

DLTs = any ≥grade 3 toxicity related to treatment; treatment delays of ≥7 days due to any toxicity related to treatment, with the exception of hepatic transaminases; or alanine and/or aspartate aminotransferase (ALT and/or AST) \>3\*upper limit of normal (ULN) with either a total bilirubin \>2\*ULN or an international normalized ratio (INR) \>1.5 related to treatment, or with the appearance of worsening fatigue, nausea, vomiting, right upper quadrant pain or tenderness, fever, rash, or eosinophilia.

Time frame: Day 1 up to Day 28

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Natalizumab 300 mgNumber of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)0 participants
Natalizumab 450 mgNumber of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)0 participants
Primary

Objective Response Rate (ORR)

Response rates were classified according to the International Uniform Response Criteria for Multiple Myeloma (Durie et al, 2006).

Time frame: Day 1 up to Month 6

Population: ORR was not calculated because the study was terminated early.

Secondary

Kaplan-Meier Estimates for Duration Of Response For Participants With A Response

Response rates were classified according to the International Uniform Response Criteria for Multiple Myeloma (Durie et al, 2006). Kaplan-Meier methods were used to estimate the median duration of response and associated 95% confidence intervals.

Time frame: Day 1 up to Month 6

Population: Duration of response was not calculated because the study was terminated early.

Secondary

Natalizumab Binding Saturation Of α4 Integrin Sites On Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC)

Time frame: Cycle 1: Day 1 (1 hour before infusion and 1 and 24 hours after infusion), Days 8, 15, 22. Cycles 2-5: 1 hour before and 1 hour after infusion). Cycle 6: Day 1 (1 hour before infusion and 1 hour after infusion), Days 8, 15, 22.

Population: Analysis of binding saturation of α4 integrin sites was not performed because the study was terminated early.

Secondary

Number Of Participants Who Achieve A Complete Response

Response rates were classified according to the International Uniform Response Criteria for Multiple Myeloma (Durie et al, 2006). Complete Response (CR): negative immunofixation on the serum and urine, and disappearance of any soft tissue plasmacytomas , and ≤ 5% plasma cells in the bone marrow. Stringent CR (sCR): CR as defined above, and normal free light chain (FLC) ratio, and absence of clonal cells in the bone marrow by immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence, based on a κ/λ ratio of \> 4:1 or \< 1:2 performed on a minimum of 100 plasma cells.

Time frame: Day 1 up to Month 6

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Natalizumab 300 mgNumber Of Participants Who Achieve A Complete Response0 participants
Natalizumab 450 mgNumber Of Participants Who Achieve A Complete Response0 participants
Secondary

Pharmacokinetic (PK) Profile Of Natalizumab

PK modeling, either compartmental or noncompartmental-based, was used to describe serum concentrations. Standard PK parameters estimated include: area-under-the-concentration-time curve (AUC), maximum-observed concentration (Cmax), time-to-reach maximum concentration (Tmax), total body clearance (Cl), volume of distribution (Vd), and elimination half-life (t1/2).

Time frame: Cycles 1 and 6: Day 1 (before infusion and 0.25, 2, 6 and 24 hours after infusion), Days 8, 15, 22. Cycles 2-5: Day 1 (before infusion and 0.25 hour after infusion)

Population: PK analysis was not performed because the study was terminated early.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026